is there an ideal distance between a dining table and a chandelier?

Question: What's the best distance between a chandelier and the dining room table?

Answer: Just let it dangle from above? Oh, no, no, no (insert head shake). A chandelier is a big purchase–and a big deal. There is, in fact, a method to the hanging madness and it looks like this: There should be about 33” between the tabletop and the bottom of the fixture so that it can hang over your heads.

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